Research Article

Prevalence of Leukemia and Associated Factors among Patients with Abnormal Hematological Parameters in Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Distribution of hematological parameters counts for leukemia type of patients who have abnormal hematological parameters in JMC from January 1, 2019, to April 30, 2019.

Hematological parametersLeukemia types
Acute leukemia (N (%))Chronic leukemia (N (%))Myelodysplastic syndrome (N (%))Nonmalignant (N (%))

White blood cell countLeucopenia4 (19.0)01 (50.0)37 (12.3)
Normal3 (14.3)00104 (34.6)
Leukocytosis14 (66.7)8 (100.0)1 (50.0)160 (53.2)

Platelet countThrombocytopenia16 (76.2)2 (25.0)2 (100.0)153 (50.8)
Normal5 (23.8)4 (50.0)0118 (39.2)
Thrombocytosis02 (25.0)030 (10.0)

Neutrophil countNeutropenia12 (60.0)2 (28.6)2 (100.0)73 (27.5)
Normal2 (10.2)00100 (37.7)
Neutrophilia6 (30.0)5 (71.4)092 (34.7)

Basophil countLow7 (38.9)01 (50.0)78 (28.7)
Normal4 (22.2)00118 (43.4)
High7 (38.9)6 (100.0)1 (50.0)76 (27.9)

Eosinophil countLow11 (64.7)01 (50.0)111 (39.6)
Normal5 (29.4)1 (14.3)1 (50.0)168 (60.0)
High1 (5.9)6 (85.7)01 (0.4)

N = number and % = percentage.